Will The Real Home Buying Guide Please Stand Up?
- by Don Berthiaume
Use Google right now and do a search on, “Home Buying
Guide”.
Take a few minutes to click some of the links to see what’s
out there and then come right back.
Now, try “Home Buyer Guide” and do the same thing.
Overwhelming, isn’t it?
And that’s exactly the problem facing today’s prospective
home buyers; not knowing how to sort through all of the
information that is offered to them when buying a home.
Do you know what the other problem is?
Ironic as it may sound, just as prospective home buyers have
too much information on topics such as: how to find a real
estate agent, how to find a mortgage, how to fix your credit
or how to get the lowest possible insurance, and on and
on…they are faced with just the complete opposite when it
comes to having information on the main focus of their quest
- specific information on the house they want to buy.
In a survey conducted by Key Findings, it was found that
“Prospective home buyers say they are unhappy with the
information available to them. Some don’t think they are
seeing all the homes available in their price range and
complain about how difficult it is to find detailed
information about the homes they are interested in buying.”
If you’re a home buyer who is thinking about buying a home
right now, do you feel you’re as informed as you could be
about the house you may be interested in buying? If not,
would you even know where to go to even begin to get it?
Do not despair because there is hope!
You would be surprised to learn that you can get alot of
answers and information simply by observing and asking the
right questions - and many of them. You also need to be sure
you’re asking the right person, to get the right answer.
A couple of sources of information include your local
municipal Offices or County Courthouse, neighbors and yes,
even the actual seller(s).
You also need to spend time investigating the neighborhood
and, once you actually decide on a home you’re interested
in, spend as much time there as possible. Doing so will
allow you to get the feel for the property and view things
you may normally miss if you’re just simply herded through
the home.
Here is a brief list of some of the things you should be
able to uncover with a little poking around:
* What work has been done to the home?
* What work needs to be done to the home?
* Is it a good neighborhood?
* How can you tell if it’s a good neighborhood?
* Is the house you’re looking to purchase built on a former
dump site?
* Is something going to be happening with all that vacant
land next door?
* How long have the current owners owned the home?
* How much did they pay for the home when they bought it?
* Why are they selling now?
* Is the price they are asking for the home too high?
The key is: Don’t be afraid to ask the questions you have
and, for the questions you do have, make sure you’re asking
the right person and make sure they get answered to your
satisfaction BEFORE you make your purchase.
Become a real estate insider and don’t be at the mercy of
unreliable real estate agents or untruthful sellers.
Discover just how easy it is to get all the information you
need on the home you want to buy and not get stuck having to
deal with those post-purchase nightmares, as most uninformed
home buyers do.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Don Berthiaume gives you the questions you need to ask as a
home buyer. For more details, and for a free 5-part mini-
course in home buying, visit this site now: Home Buyer at www.homebuyerdefenseguide.com
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